Have you ever had the feeling that, somehow, in one way or another, you didn't belong?
I do.
Everyday.
To be mocked, looked down at, made fun of, ridiculed, bullied, killed.
Heh. The last one in the list most certainly caught your attention, didn't it? Killed.
Am I dead? Most certainly not. Why would I be telling you this right now, then?
Are you dead? Of course not. But then, you'll know later... but that's another story. This is mine.
And my name is Jara.
-the lost diaries
Ah, finally done. This window was a nice little bitch to clean but I finally got the job done. As I climb down the ladder, Daniel runs over.
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It doesn't really matter, anyways. The saying, 'History repeats itself' is only too true. It will always be this way, forever unchanging. Sometimes... ah well. It's time for bed now.
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He glances at me, slightly startled at being asked such a question. He has sandy blond hair and is slightly shorter than I. Dressed in leather pants and a blue tank, he grins at me in a friendly way.
I feel the right corner of my mouth twitching up slightly, and allow myself this small smile. This boy sure seems to know a lot.
At this 'Chesta' blushed and was immediately defensive.
Apologetic look. Make them think you know nothing at all.
Keh. It figures that the other's just had to show up now. But that means that this Dilandau must be important for them to take so much notice. Hmm...
The boys look at me bemusedly.
Good... now build it.
The boys grin at this. Chesta and Dalet join Gatti and Migel. It appears that Chesta has stopped chasing Dalet. Both looked disheveled and somewhat embarrassed to be found fighting like this in front of a girl. Amusing. It is true that this is an era of chivalry. Hn.
Looking about, I spot Daniel. Finally. Returning my attention to the boys, I say,
Smile!
Pieces falling together...
They are in the military!
Calm. Be calm and review what you know.
The party being held on Red 8th Moon is most probably this Dilandau's birthday... and the Delatels are probably hosting it in order to gain a higher social position and to get accepted in the social circles! This probably gains them the advantage of sending their son into the military with honors and easy promotions! My, my... my mentat mode is getting better. I should not underestimate it so.
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Bored? Why don't you just talk to me?
Ahh. One of the inner voices has decided to emerge from the others and talk to me. An interesting thought. But chatting to the inner one's has always been something that a newly created Reverend Mother does, not an old, and somewhat experienced one like I. This voice... I can't quite put a name to it. Ah... Murbella.
I see that you are quite busy, young one.
Young? I would hardly think not.
Young in age, not experience. That does not mean, however that you have little to learn. I am one of your ancestors, and was trained in both the ways of Honored Matres and the Bene Gesserit.(7)
So I see... you were the one... the hybrid.
Is that what they called me? ...Yes, I was... but it was I who brought the two together.
True. What did happen to the Bene Gesserit? It's as though, after that, we disappeared from history. What happened to the Guild? The Navigators? Did we all suffer some kind of illness? ...Well, that's not really possible...
Just like a child, really. So many questions! Your answer is this: When the Duncan Idaho ghola fled from us, he took one of my children. When they emerged from the jump, they were in an entirely new universe... they set down on a planet they found primitive and appealing for a new start... and that was the beginning of your ancestors on Gaea.(8)
Thank you for the History lesson, Murbella.
We can't help it can we? We Bene Gesserit call ourselves teachers... and that is what we do, do we not?
Yes.
Author's Note's: They taste like chicken!
(1) In this fanfic I decided to borrow some ideas from some science-fiction that I've read. This idea of 'inner lives' is from Frank Herbert's DUNE series, taken from the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mothers. I'm probably going to use the Reverend Mothers at some point in the story as well, not to mention more of the ideas from DUNE, such as spice and hunter-seekers, not to mention some of the history. Hmmm... if I'm going to put this much DUNE in the story, maybe I should make it an x-over with it! Maybe I will...
(2) *mutters*I can tell some people are probably going to fry me for putting in that birthday so casually...
(3) A pony trap is a small lightweight type of carriage used for small amounts of people going out for a 'drive'. The pony trap being used is slightly smaller than the one Folken used in the anime series and is not enclosed, but open.
(4) When the word "other's" is used in the text, Jara is referring to the inner lives of herself.
(5) A miet is approximately about 30 seconds.
(6) When Jara complains that she requires more questions, it is part of how the mentats function in DUNE. Mentats ask questions to gain answers and data of which they compute in their brains to receive an answer or clue as to what is going on. Mentats are special humans that have been trained to have an extremely fast-working brain and are sort of like human computers. This explanation isn't very good so I would suggest you to read the DUNE series to find out for yourself what they are.
(7) This little bit is referring to Chapterhouse: Dune, the last book in the dune series.
(8) I'm mixing a little of the end of the Chapterhouse: Dune with some of my own ideas to make it fit with this fanfic.
(9) Siona is this character from Dune that had the ability to escape from the Guild Navigators... the Guild Navigators could sort of look into the future and also probe for someone. Siona had genes that somehow hid her from this probing. As I've said, I'm not very good at explaining this, so for those of you who have read the Dune series, if you have better explanations please email me them and I will change it.
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Thank you's:
First of all I would like to thank the people that read my teaser and gave me such good feedback for it!
Major arigatou's (thank you in japanese) to KetaSama, Dark Anime, Stelmarta and Saori Yuy for your feedback.
Secondly, I would like to thank you for actually taking the the time to review, as I know that a lot of people read stories and do not bother to take the time to review.
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I'm sorry ppls that I haven't been writing lately... I have all these blocks and so many new ideas popping up that I'm not sure what to do. My profuse apologies to those reading Jadera: Tales of a Dragonslayer and are impatient for a new chapter to be uploaded. To be honest, I'm not very pleased with that story, but I decided that I would continue for the sake of those reading.
Anyhoo, thank you very much, and please keep reviewing! I enjoy your feedback for this story.
-jetonna
